COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- With its attention focused on the future, SCCA
ProRally has entered 18 autos in the 80th Pikes Peak International Hill
Climb, scheduled for June 29th.

Until now an SCCA ProRally race at Pikes Peak has been little more than
rumor. But the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is serious about making
Pikes Peak a part of its annual ProRally series.

"To us, having the SCCA ProRally championship series as an intrinsic
part of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is potentially more
important than bringing a World Rally championship race to the U.S.,"
said Kurt Spitzner, SCCA Director of Performance Rally.

SCCA Performance Rally is one of the fastest growing racing families in
the U.S. In the last three years, SCCA Performance Rally has grown from
about 400 licensed drivers to more than 1,200 Spitzner said the
popularity of rally racing, coupled with the global recognition of the
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, provides a tremendous partnership
opportunity.

This year's event will be a manufacturer's points race, meaning the top
teams from Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Subaru will attend. Overall race
record holder Rod Millen (10:04.06, 1994) and his son, Rhys, will race
against each other while they try to earn points for Mitsubishi. The
defending U.S. ProRally champion, Mark Lovell of Great Britain, and Paul
Choiniere, former Pikes Peak Open champion, will also compete.

There are usually five classes of SCCA ProRally cars at each race. This
year at Pikes Peak, there will be two classes, the Open class and the
FIA Group N class. These represent the fastest vehicles in SCCA
ProRally racing.

Should the SCCA make the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb a regular
part of its drivers'-points series, there could be as many as 80
ProRally cars competing on Pikes Peak as early as next year.

"We're going in to this very carefully," Spitzner said. "We want to be
sure that when we bring the SCCA ProRally championship series to Pikes
Peak that both the U.S. ProRally and the race are enhanced and not
disrupted. SCCA drivers have always entered at Pikes Peak. Now, Pikes
Peak is part of the ProRally Championship schedule and we're looking
forward to bringing it next year and in many years to come."